After awakening, the female supporting character in the abused novel only wants to ascend to immorta

Chapter 425 Blood Ties Through the Ages

The voice was so familiar; she hadn't heard it for three years. Upon hearing it again, Lin Zhao almost burst into tears.

She stood up and looked towards the door.

The middle-aged man, whose figure was thinner than before, looked at Lin Zhao for a long time, making sure that nothing had happened to her. He noticed that she had grown much stronger than when he last saw her three years ago, and had blossomed into a beautiful young woman. His eyes involuntarily welled up with tears, and his voice trembled as he said, "Zhao Zhao, your father is sorry for you and your mother."

Over the years, he had been running away from his past failures and incompetence. It wasn't until his wife was taken away that he picked up his cultivation again, but little did he know that this seclusion would last for three years, causing him to miss his daughter's growth once more.

He spent more patience and time carefully teaching this youngest daughter than he had with his two sons, watching her grow from a babbling infant to a girl as tall as his waist, and then being forced to watch helplessly as her destiny was taken away because of the development of the family.

After that, he felt the same expectations and guilt he had never had for his two sons before.

Every year, they sent her to the sect to learn martial arts and watched her grow day by day. Until the day she got married, bad news came from Cloud Peak. Unfortunately, because the Lin family's status had declined again and again, they could not attend their daughter's wedding in person. In the end, their daughter was left to suffer humiliation on Cloud Peak without her father or mother by her side.

Each and every event of the past is vivid in my mind.

Lin Zhao didn't say it, but he understood that it was because he, as a father, hadn't done a good job that Lin Zhao had suffered so much since childhood.

He lacks responsibility, he is cowardly, and he is afraid of trouble.

But when it came to rescuing Yao Yun, he couldn't let his daughter bear everything alone anymore.

Lin Zhao wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "We're family, why are you saying that?"

When she was at her lowest point and no one in the Lin family had any hope for her, the care from Lin Mang and Yao Yun did not diminish in the slightest. They did not think of giving up on their daughter, who seemed to have mediocre talent, but instead tried to get better things for themselves and unconditionally chose to stand by her side.

That was enough for Lin Zhao.

The Grand Elder's gaze also fell on Lin Mang, and after a long while, he asked uncertainly, "Old man, you've... entered the Nascent Soul stage?"

It's no wonder he was so surprised. You have to know that the Lin family only had one Nascent Soul cultivator, the patriarch. But after Lin Zhao returned, this patriarch, who was only nineteen years old, not only achieved the Nascent Soul cultivation, but even Lin Mang, who had been in the late Nascent Soul stage for many years, became a Nascent Soul cultivator.
If he hadn't been stuck at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage for many years, with no hope of advancing to the Divine Transformation stage, the Grand Elder would have really thought that advancing to the Divine Transformation stage was particularly easy!
After Elder Feng learned that this was Lin Zhao's father, he couldn't help but look at Lin Mang for a while longer.

After all, he really wanted to know what kind of parents could produce a genius like Lin Zhao.

"Lord Lin's promotion..." With his keen eyesight, Elder Feng immediately noticed something amiss, and then his gaze returned to Lin Zhao with a strange look.

Lin Mang said, "It's also because my cultivation speed has suddenly increased in the last three years."

Lin Zhao was stunned by Elder Feng's strange gaze for a moment, then realized: "Elder Feng means that my father's cultivation speed is because of me?"

With Lin Mang already present, Lin Zhao naturally no longer intended to continue referring to herself as "I, the Emperor."

“That’s right. You are related to Lord Lin by blood. You must have consumed a lot of good things that can enhance the foundation of your bloodline. Such spiritual objects will follow blood ties.” Old Feng didn’t finish speaking. “So those spiritual objects gave you feedback from your blood relatives.”

Lin Zhao thought to herself, "Where can I find a spiritual item that can amplify the power of my blood relatives?"
But just as she was about to refute, Granny Honghu in her mind said to her, "The Thousand Autumn Flower has this effect. The blood contract between you and the Thousand Autumn Flower has strengthened your bloodline foundation. Because of the contract between you and the Thousand Autumn Flower, your Lin family members will receive more or less the amplification from the Thousand Autumn Flower."

Lin Zhao clicked his tongue in amazement. It truly lived up to its reputation as a supreme immortal plant, a flower that blooms only once in a thousand autumns and a plant that will be cherished by emperors for all eternity.

Of course, because Lin Zhao's contract is only with the bloodline of the Thousand Autumn Flower, the extent of this benefit won't be immediately apparent. The first to feel this boost will be Lin Zhao herself and her closest blood relatives. Clearly, Lin Mang is among these closest blood relatives.

As for the other members of the Lin family, their status will be amplified based on their blood relation to Lin Zhao.

However, regardless of the circumstances, after learning that they could actually amplify the bloodline of their closest relatives, not only Lin Zhao herself, but also the rest of the Lin family began to look at Lin Zhao strangely.

"It seems we really don't want the patriarch to take this risk," the Third Elder said with a smile.

Whether it's the Lin family's future status as the ancestral phoenix royal family or the invisible enhancement of their bloodline, it's all because of Lin Zhao.

The rise of the Lin family is entirely due to the rise of Lin Zhao alone, so if something happens to Lin Zhao, the Lin family will completely collapse.

However, these elders of the Lin family also understood that even these important figures from the Ancestral Phoenix Plane could not stop Lin Zhao's choice, let alone them.

"I hope you will be careful on your journey, Patriarch. The family will make arrangements for you in advance." The First Elder bowed to Lin Zhao.

At this moment, Lin Mang also pulled himself out of his previous emotions. Looking at the scene of the elder being so respectful to his daughter, he felt a mix of emotions and said sarcastically, "In all these years, I have never seen you so attentive, Old Xin."

The First Elder glanced at him sideways: "What? You think you can compare to the Patriarch? After you stepped down from the position of Patriarch, you should have obediently entered the Elders' Seat. Stop acting like the Patriarch all the time. Before, I couldn't say anything to you because you were the Patriarch, but now you'll have to start from scratch in your ranking on the Elders' Seat."

Lin Mang snorted: "Isn't the patriarch my daughter?"

The Third Elder said, "Yes, you were the head of the family back then, but you really can't compare to the current head of the family."

Lin Mang: "Isn't the head of the family my daughter?"

The elders: "..." So you've got a good daughter, huh?!

Lin Zhao was both amused and exasperated, and quickly tried to smooth things over, fearing that these people might really get carried away with their argument.

Under the arrangement of Elder Feng and several elders, the Lin family members moved to the Ancestral Phoenix Plane in an orderly manner. As for the other Lin family members in various forces, Lin Zhao also issued a summons, which was explained by Elder Yun and the leaders of those forces.

The remaining matter is Lin Zhao and Lin Mang's trip to the Demon Realm.

The atmosphere between the father and daughter became somewhat heavy when this matter was brought up.
Although both of them have advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, the Demon Realm of the Heavenly Phoenix Plane is not lacking in demons at the Nascent Soul stage.

Tong Que, the Demon Lord of the Heavenly Phoenix Plane, was a demon in the Tribulation Transcending stage.

However, Lin Zhao vaguely remembered that Tong Que was seriously injured three years ago and had to revert to his childhood state. She didn't know how much his injuries had recovered in the past three years.

Even without recovery, she and her father were no match for a demon who had undergone tribulation.

Lin Mang prepared some magical artifacts and watched Lin Zhao continuously draw talismans. He then sat quietly not far from her, waiting for her to finish writing.

Watching Lin Zhao write the talisman stroke by stroke, Lin Mang sighed inwardly. Just as he was about to say something, someone patted his shoulder. He looked up and saw it was the Third Elder.

Knowing that the Third Elder had something to say to him, Lin Mang followed him out.